World News | Car Bomb Explodes Outside Police Station in Western Mexico, Wounding 3 Officers
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A car bomb left outside a police station in the town of Acambaro in western Mexico has wounded three people, prosecutors in the violence-wracked state of Guanajuato said on Thursday.
Acambaro (Mexico), Oct 24 (AP) A car bomb left outside a police station in the town of Acambaro in western Mexico has wounded three people, prosecutors in the violence-wracked state of Guanajuato said on Thursday.
They said another explosion occurred in the nearby town of Jerecuaro, but nobody was wounded.
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The near-simultaneous attacks in two different towns about a half-hour apart suggested the involvement of drug cartels that have been fighting bloody turf battles for years in Guanajuato.
Despite the violence, newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to continue the “hugs, not bullets” approach of her predecessor. Sheinbaum said Thursday she has ordered the army “not to have confrontations” with the cartels. (AP)
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